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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 1823 p4p, 223 weight class) and Morgan Wade (ranked 4490 p4p, 456 weight class). Harris comes to the ring accompanied by Not again - You all ready dropped?. Wade has chosen The Bleeding as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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153 lbs
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163 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a hook. Wade ducked under it nicely.
Harris cracks Wade with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wade walks into a jab.
Wade has Harris up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris misses with some punches.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wade.
Wade managing to block the knees to the body from Harris.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Wade is blocking nicely.
Wade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade blocks an uppercut.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Wade.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wade's elbow.
Wade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Wade avoids the damage to the body.
Wade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Our sources have told us that Harris has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wade working aggressively here.
Wade blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Wade blocks with his arms.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Wade is blocking nicely.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Wade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Wade scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wade avoids it.
Wade lands a nice shot to the body.
Wade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Harris will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris cracks Wade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harris tries a low kick but Wade avoids it.
Wade lands an overhand right.
Wade blocks a jab.
Wade darts in trying to clinch
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Wade's belly button to the back.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Wade forces Harris back against the ropes and clinches.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Wade.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Harris blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Wade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris landing knees to the body.
Harris blocking some punches.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wade avoids it.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Wade blocks it.
Wade scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wade's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Wade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris with a knee to the head.
Wade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Morgan Wade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wade lands an uppercut.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wade blocking some punches.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Wade.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Morgan Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris counters by clinching up.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris prevents a body shot from Wade.
Harris tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wades head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Wade on the inside.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
Wade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
Wade tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Wade back against the ropes.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Derek Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Wade has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wade's face.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade working aggressively here.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Harris.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Wade on the inside.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Derek Harris.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Harris!
An out of breath Derek Harris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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